Žan Zaletel (born 16 September 1999) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

Zaletel made his

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debut for

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on 20 July 2018 in a game against

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. On 22 July 2022, Zaletel signed a three-year contract with

club Viborg.

International career

Zaletel made his debut for

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in a January 2024

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against the

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. Previously, he has also played for Slovenia at youth international levels with the under-17, under-18 and under-21 teams.

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* * * 1999 births Living people People from Zagorje ob Savi Men's association football central defenders Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Slovenia men's international footballers NK Bravo players NK Celje players Viborg FF players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Danish Superliga players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark {{Slovenia-footy-bio-stub